Act Declaring the Illegality of Ship-money.
An Act passed, just before the start of the Civil War, making Ship Money illegal. Widely interpreted as a victory for Parliament over the King.
Ship Money in the United Kingdom
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Extracts from the Speech of Oliver St John in the Ship-money Case
A speech in John Hampden's defence from Gardiner "Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution". A classic denunciation of arbitrary taxation.
Ship Money
An article in the open source encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, discussing the history and constitutional implications of Ship Money.
Ship Money List
An article from the Swindon Advertiser of 1885 with a short essay on the importance of ship money, and an explanation on how it was assessed and the Ship Money lists of Wiltshire.
The John Hampden Society
A society devoted to the study of 17th-century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who famous for resisting the Ship Money tax.
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